About

Folia Gardens is a full-service landscape design, installation, and fine garden maintenance company that brings a creative, collaborative vision and broad horticultural experience to every project. Each engagement, large or small, is taken on with the same deep commitment. From bespoke seasonal plantings, to comprehensive installations, our commitment to precision, execution and client service is absolute.

Our additional expertise in outdoor woodworking, fabrication, and shop design, allows us to work with our client’s specific project needs with genuine dedication, open lines of communication, and a personal touch. We bring these projects to fruition from conceptual designs to finished, turn-key gardens. And most rewarding, we continue working with our clients throughout the years, maintaining their gardens as we watch them grow and age.

With over 25 years of hands-on project experience, Founder & CEO Adam Baron and his Brooklyn-based team of dedicated professionals and project managers create one-of-a-kind green spaces in both exterior and interior settings, urban and rural. Folia is built on a foundation of passion for our work, years of quality service, and our love for cultivating beautiful and healthy garden spaces.

Adam Baron

Founder & CEO

With over 25 years of gardening and construction experience, Adam has the knowledge to handle any type of project. You will often see him on site with his team teaching and developing the culture that is Folia. Adam has put together one of the most experienced and professional teams in the industry. His tireless work ethic and dedication to every project is the reason Folia is known as one of the premier landscape companies in NYC. Adam graduated from Clarkson University with a bachelor's degree in Engineering and Management.

Cory McCurdy

Project Designer

For 10 years Cory has been the lead landscape designer at Folia. As an expert in design and planning, Cory has the tools to engineer and create the plans to bring any project to life. He meticulously manages the project budgets and the relationships with our material vendors. Cory graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture. Cory is also an incredible photographer and avid bird watcher.

Mihaela Dimitriu

Horticulturist & Designer

Mihaela’s experience and eye for composition allows her to design, source, and maintain some of the most beautiful urban gardens throughout New York City. A critical thinker and lover of plants, Mihaela received her Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the USAMV Bucharest and began her career working on private gardens and urban landscapes throughout the Romanian capital city.

Greg Di Gesu

Maintenance Director

Greg has over 25 years of urban gardening experience starting in 1997 with his first job as a rooftop gardener. His experience in the field and team management has given him the tools to keep clients' minds at ease—they know their gardens are in great hands. Greg’s attention to detail and communication continues to help grow and lead the company’s garden maintenance division.

Jonathon Wright

Project Manager

With over 15 years of team management experience, Jonathon leads Folia’s installation division. He goes out of his way to make sure Folia’s clients and employees all have a positive experience during the course of an installation project. He brings his rock and roll attitude with him to the jobsite along with a well-rounded knowledge of all aspects of the garden sites--including lighting, carpentry, irrigation and planting. You can be sure every detail matters in the end.

Amir Steinhauer

Maintenance Field Manager

Amir leads the field of maintenance gardeners and brings experience from gardening around the globe. A Landscape Industry Certified Technician, he also brings a breadth of irrigation knowledge that feeds the life line to the plants he cares for. With many years of on-site experience and a background in philosophy, Amir is an excellent communicator and leaves no stone unturned.

Chris Nunez

Installation Supervisor

Chris is always up for challenge and driven to find solutions. Chris leads the installation team at Folia along with all its moving pieces. He knows each job site intimately and their inner workings, carefully installing all the elements to bring the gardens to fruition. Chris has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from University of Connecticut and focused his studies on ecology, urban planning, and water garden building.

William Pearson

Lead Carpenter

Willie is a Minnesota transplant who brings the enthusiasm to his work that can only be found in the “big city”. He is constantly mastering new techniques for building outside and leads the team on woodworking and fabrication projects. Urban construction has taught Willie how important every 1/8 of an inch can be when it comes to building on a Manhattan skyscraper. He is always striving for perfection, which makes him the quality player that he is.